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Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna A report by Human Rights Watch highlighted what criminal law experts have known for years – that federal prosecutors have almost unlimited power in drug cases to coerce …
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age by Andrew Extein by Andrew Extein, Truthout Is my Furby a computer?” With five months in jail and eight months of parole behind him, and four years of probation to go, Trevor finds himself contemplating the artificial intelligence of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna A federal prisoner without any detainers (“holds” placed by other law enforcement agencies) can generally count on a period of community confinement at the end of …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Texas Leads the Nation in Both Executions and Exonerations by Matthew Clarke Texas Leads the Nation in Both Executions and Exonerations by Matt Clarke Texas has long been notorious for applying the death penalty, executing more prisoners than any other state. Between 1976 and September 1, 2015, Texas carried out …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
$36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder by David Reutter $36 Million Awarded to Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, Murder by David Reutter A New York federal jury awarded $36 million to two of three former prisoners wrongfully convicted in the 1984 rape and murder …
Article • September 22, 2015
Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure by Bob Williams Safety at Any Price - Massachusetts Corrections Fiscal Failure by Bob Williams The guiding fiscal model of the Massachusetts criminal justice system for decades has been “safety at any price,” according to a December 2009 report by The …
Article • September 21, 2015
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
$8.5 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction of Louisville Man by $8.5 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction of Louisville Man One of the two victims of a September 28, 1993 gas station robbery and murder was finally able to say, “I feel like Justice has been served.” Edwin Arnell Chandler was …
Article • September 18, 2015
California Court of Appeal Remands Parole Board Decision for Further Action by California Court of Appeal Remands Parole Board Decision for Further Action On March 5, 2014, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Division Two of the First Appellate District granted the supplemental petition for a writ …
Article • September 18, 2015
6th Circuit Affirms for State in Brady Violation Suit by 6th Circuit Affirms for State in Brady Violation Suit On March 27, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment for the defendant, the State of Ohio, in an ex-death row prisoner’s …
Navarro v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, NM, Settlement, False Imprisonment, 2015 SETTLFiMENTA MEMENT AND RELF.A E For the consideration of the sum of ONE THOUSAND NJNE FIUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($l,900.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA ("CCA"), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, MlCHAEL NAVARRO ("Relensor") …
Publication • September 11, 2015
UW Law Societies & Justice - Life Without Parole, Washington 2015 Life Without Parole Sentences in Washington State Dakota Blagg – Madison Brown – Alison Buchanan – Bryce Ellis – Olivia Gee – Andreas Hewitt – Zoe Liebeskind – Katelyn Lowthorp – Alexandra Lynch – Hannah Schwendeman – Nicholas Scott …
Article • September 9, 2015
$13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant by $13,000 Jury Award to Tennessee Prisoner Held on Invalid Escape Warrant A Tennessee federal jury awarded $13,000 to a former prisoner alleging he was unconstitutionally imprisoned and denied medical treatment while held in Tennessee prisons. Samuel C. Key …
Green v. Florez, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-07928 Document #: 1 Filed: 09/09/15 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PIERRE GREEN, PLAINTIFF, V. OFFICER VICTOR FLOREZ, OFFICER MATTHEW WIRTH, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, and …
Brief • September 8, 2015
Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, Class Action Complaint, Indigent Arrestee Bail Debtors Prison, 2015 Case 4:15-cv-00170-HLM Document 1 Filed 09/08/15 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ROME DIVISION ________________________________ ) MAURICE WALKER, on behalf of ) himself and others …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Life Without Parole by Beth Schwartzapfel Life Without Parole Inside the secretive world of parole boards, where your freedom may depend on politics and whim. by Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project* Reynaldo Rodriguez was 19 with a young son, a good job and no criminal record when he shot and …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions by David Reutter Legislation Removes Secrecy from Georgia Parole Board’s Proceedings, Decisions by David M. Reutter Unlike any other state agency, Georgia’s Board of Pardons and Paroles (GBPP) makes its major decisions behind closed doors, and virtually all the information contained …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy by David Reutter Mandamus Improper Remedy to Challenge Illinois DOC’s “Violating at the Door” Policy by David Reutter On November 20, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court refused to assume jurisdiction over a petition for writ of mandamus seeking …
Article • August 29, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna Former New York Prisoner Receives $3,375,000 Settlement for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna A New York man who was the victim of egregious police misconduct obtained a $3.375 million settlement from the State of New York after …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission by Derek Gilna Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Supervised Release Period Despite Sentencing Omission by Derek Gilna The Illinois Supreme Court has affirmed the imposition of a period of mandatory supervised release (MSR) that was inadvertently omitted from a sentence by …
Article • August 28, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matthew Clarke Texas Prisoner Held in Prison 35 Years after Conviction Vacated by Matt Clarke The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a bid to halt the retrial of a mentally challenged prisoner whose original …
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